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ROBERT flu HOLLAND; or PHI-LADELPIIIA,l PENNSYLVANIA.

i YLetters Patent Nq.66,711, Vdated July/16, 1867.

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To ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN ,I

Be it known that I, ROBERT M. HOLLAND, of" Philadelphia, Pennylvaninhove invented a Combined Railway Chair-and Sleeper; and I do herebydeclare the following to be'afu-ll, clear, and Vexact description ofthesame.4 v .Q p

My invention consists of n cast-.iron ginder or beam,iconstruct ed hsvand comb'iued'with4 the appliances fully described hereafter, so thatitl may serve as a substantial' sleeper, as wenns-chairs, to which therails may be readily secured, and from. which they'may be as readilydetached. I l 4 l* l .In order to ,enable others skilled in the art tomake and apply my. invention, will now proceed to' describe itsconstruction and opcratiomrefcrencc bein-g' had totheaccompnnyingdrawing, which forms apart of this specification,v and inwhichl -i Y Y I Figure'l .is a side view of mycombined chair and railwaysleeper.A`

Figure 2 is e. plan view; and Figure 3, a'section on the line 1 2,iig'. 1. t l A is n, cast-iron 'beam or girder, which isopcn at thebottom, closed ht the ends, und has on each side an iinclination'tcrminating in a central ri'b,'a, as shown" in tig. 3. A teach si'd'ecf the ginder A,'near the loweredge,A of the'same, is a ange;c, which is strengthened by fillets e e, and in the rib a, near each endof thegirdcr, is a recess, z,- one end of which is formed to receivetheside of n rail, X, which'lrests at-rightangles tc the girder. on aplate, z, secured at the bottom of" the recess z, in which iitsa metalblock, B; and on one end ofthe latter are projections m'and n, theformer fitting against the rail X, and the latter underlapping thebottom'nange of the rail and plate z', and embracingthe rib a of thegirder. T o each side of a projection, at the rear end of the block B,is jointed one end of a link, C, and through 'the rib of the girder, andthrough a slot in the inner end of each link C, passes a pin, s.' Incach link C is a slot, which when the link is in the position shown ing, 2, corresponds with a slot in the rib a, aud through these slotspasses a key, u, the central portionof which is I equal in width to theheight of the slots, While the ends are of such a Width that when theplate isrturned on its edge, as shown onthe right in iig; 1, it cannotbe Withdrawn from its position. As long as the block B is I depressedinthe recess :v and bears against thcside of the rail, the latter iseiectually prevented fromrising,

while the upward movementof the block, as well as any lateral movementof t-he same, is prevent-edby the pros jections n n and the plate Shouldit he necessary to remove the rail, the key u is turned on its sideandwithdrawnfrcm the slots Z t, thc outer ends of the links C4 nre raiseduntil the blocks B are drawn backto the position shown on the right offig. 1,-when the rail may be detached from the sleeper. n The materialof which rthe sleeper is formed lrenders it stronghnd durable,- undowing to its peculiar shape, such an extended bearing surface isobtained' that theV sleeper, when embedded to but a slightextent in theearth, cannot'be displaced from 'its position; at the same time itforms, in combination with the appliances described, a .most efficientchair. Although the plate or'keyfu affords additional security, it maybe dispensed with.

Without confining myself` to the precise .construction and arrangementof parts herein described, l claim l ns my invention, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent* 1. Asleepcr consisting of n cust-iron beamV orgirder, to which are connected the above-described devices or theirequivalents, for securing the rails to the top` of the girder andpermitting their withdrawal therefrom.

2. The girder A, with Vits recesses z, in combination with the blocks Band linli C, the whole being con- Itructed and arranged substantially asdescribed, forthe purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specication in thepresence cftwo subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT M. HOLLAND Witnesses i CuinLns E. Fos'rnn, W. J 1t'. DELANY.

